Voiron

Voiron
Church of Saint-Bruno de Voiron
Church of Saint-Bruno de Voiron
Coat of arms of Voiron
Location of Voiron
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Voiron is located in France
Voiron
Voiron
Voiron is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Voiron
Voiron
Coordinates: 45°21′51″N 5°35′26″E / 45.3642°N 5.5906°E / 45.3642; 5.5906
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonVoiron
IntercommunalityPays Voironnais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Julien Polat[1]
Area
1
21.9 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
20,891
 • Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38563 /38500
Elevation222–846 m (728–2,776 ft)
(avg. 290 m or 950 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Voiron (French pronunciation: [vwaʁɔ̃]; Arpitan: Vouèron) is a commune (French municipality) in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3] It is the capital of the canton of Voiron and has been part of the Grenoble-Alpes Métropole since 2010. Voiron is located 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Grenoble and 85 km (53 mi) southeast of Lyon. Its roughly 20,000 inhabitants are named Voironnais in French.

Voiron, along with Chambéry and Grenoble, is a gateway city of the Chartreuse Mountains in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file